Sonic Cinema

This year, Sonic Cinema has been busy, meaning I have been busy. Another year of DragonCon. Another year of voting in the Georgia Film Critics Association, this time with more screening, and screener, opportunities. Another year of podcasts, built almost entirely out of my massive attempt to look back at the 1999 movie year with friends and filmmakers. And another year of “A Movie a Week,” with a realization that […]

I’ve done “Best of the Decade” lists for both the 1990s and the 2000s. You won’t find the one for the ’90s on any blog here because that was when my writing was mailing list-only. (And you won’t see me digging it up for publication here because it was kind of crazy.) If you were to go back and see my blog for the 2000s here, you’ll see a pretty […]

Emergency podcast incoming! Ok, there’s nothing pressing about an hour on the Netflix-released “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” but when Phil Fasso and I had shit to talk about on this four thousandth remake/reboot/sequel to Tobe Hooper’s seminal slasher classic, it came together fast. I hope you enjoy! Episode 102 – Discussing “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2022) Viva La Resistance! Brian Skutle www.sonic-cinema.com You can also listen to the Sonic Cinema […]

If you know me, you know I’m a gigantic fan of film music. Composer Nathan Halpern had three films he’d scored at Sundance this year- “Watcher”, “Emily the Criminal” and “The Martha Mitchell Effect”– and it was a pleasure to not only discuss those with him, but some of the thought process of being a film composer, as well. I hope you enjoy! Episode 101 – Sundance 2022: Interview with […]